Deluge Along Nueces River Reports Fatal Flooding
A cloud burst in the Nueces valley caused heavy property damage and loss of life on ranches near Brackett. The Nueces at Uvalde rose twenty feet in two hours, breaking telegraphic links. English sheepman Ethelbert McDonald and some Mexican herders reportedly died on a Brackett-area ranch, with Italian nomads also feared dead.
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Texas
San Antonio
Tex
Nueces
Uvalde
Ethelbert McDonald
Brackett
Nueves
Fire destroys War Eagle and Carrier at St Louis wharf
A blaze at the St Louis waterfront destroyed the steamer War Eagle of the Eagle Packet Company and the Carrier of the Calhoun Packet Company. Fire killed War Eagle bill clerk Joseph Shultz as he slept, and his body was recovered after he jumped into the Mississippi. Four black firemen are believed burned in the hold. Both vessels and wartime wharf boats suffered damage, with losses around $100,000.
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War Eagle
Eagle Packet Company
Carrier
Calhoun Packet Company
St. Louis
Joseph Shultz
Bill
Salem
Jis
Train wreck near Sadleville Ky leaves several dead
Southbound freight No. 3 on the Queen and Crescent line broke in two near Sadleville Kentucky. The rear portion crashed into the halted front section, wrecking sixteen cars and scattering freight along the track. A gondola carrying eleven tramps was crushed. five men were killed and others badly injured.
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Queen and Crescent Road
Sadleville
Regimental Reunion for 75th and 101st Indiana Volunteers
Eighteenth annual reunion of the 75th and 101st Indiana Volunteer Infantry will be in Marion on October 4 and 5. Campfire talks limited to five minutes to be heard by all. Members wishing to speak should notify President Geo W Steele to be included on the program. Ample accommodations for members and their wives.
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Marion
Ind
Indiana Volunteer Infantry
Geo. W. Steele
Smuggling Bust at Mare Island Shipyard
Revenue officers seized 150 cases of rare oriental goods aboard a government tug from Mare Island naval yard. Smuggled items on the hospital ship Solace include loot from Tien Tsin. Duty valued at about 69 percent of goods, likely abandoned to the government. cases addressed to various recipients nationwide.
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San Francisco
Mare Island Navy Yard
Tien Tsin
Immigrant departure from Vera Cruz to United States
Dispatch reports over 1000 Italian immigrants discharged from Vera Cruz travel toward the United States. Many arrived in El Paso but were refused admission by Immigration Inspectors. Twenty men died en route from yellow fever.
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el Paso
Texas
Vera Cruz
Mexico
United States
Zionite Elders Attacked in Mansfield Ohio Meeting
Two Zionite Elders visiting Mansfield Ohio for a meeting were assaulted by a mob. They were stripped, painted with tarlike paint, and expelled from the city in a violent incident reflecting sectarian tension of the period.
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Mansfield
Ohio
Coal firm contracts to supply Russian navy million tons
H R Mather of Pocahontas Coal Company in Columbus announces a contract to furnish 1,000,000 tons of coal to the Russian government for naval use. The deal highlights U S energy trade amid geopolitical tensions with Russia.
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H.R. Mather
Columbus, Ohio
Pocahontas Coal Company
Chief Justice May Resign Over Havana Dismissals
Havana turmoil grows as Chief Justice Mendoza and other judges consider resignations following the dismissal of several justices in the Havana judicial department. The shakeup raises questions about the future of the judiciary and stability of the legal system in Havana.
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Havana
Mendoza
Rioters Targeted as Sheriff Posse Firing Kills Two in Shenandoah
A sheriff's posse fired on a crowd of riotous men in Shenandoah Pennsylvania who supported striking coal miners. Two people were killed and several were wounded in the confrontation, with the clash signaling intense local tensions amid the mining dispute.
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Shenandoah
Conspiracy to Destroy Christaans in Canton Delta
Hong Kong dispatch reports that the French warship Avalache investigating killings of Christians in the Sammaoi district near Canton says eight pirate junks, aided by influential shore figures, planned to destroy all Christian villages on the Canton delta.
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Hong Kong
Avalache
Sammaoi
Canton
Three Powers Back Germany on China Proposal
The German foreign office reports replies from Italy Austria and France agreeing without reserve to Germany's China proposal.
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Germany
Italy
Austria
France
China
Notable Deaths and Disasters Across the Nation
Reports from across the United States detail deaths and shocks including actress Belle Archer in Warren Pennsylvania, John C. Hayes in New York, and Lizzie Hamilton’s asphyxiation in Paterson New Jersey. Also covered are bankruptcies, a massive coal strike, shipwreck losses near Chatham, and destructive fires in Spring Lake New Jersey.
Western. World of oddities and crimes across the nation
A Westin a Minnesota man finds a $2000 pearl in a clam shell, Chicago presbytery calls for creed revision and votes Oct 1, a Chicago body advocates raw meat for longevity, a California bandit robs a stage editor of $30, Charlie Fagan dies after jail closure, a Grand Central draw incident delays trains, and many other injuries, murders, robberies, and calamities across cities from Ohio to Utah.
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Winona
Minn
Chicago
Lone Bandit
California
Billy “Fagan
Grand Central Depot
James A. White
Upper Sandusky
Ohio
James Land
Navarre
Multiple 19th Century Fatal Incidents Across the World
Francis S. Jones, secretary at the US legation in Buenos Ayres, drowned at Charlesville Virginia. Admiral Watson, former Manila fleet commander, to settle in Louisville. Edward Lewis and Lucian Smith killed by slate fall at Dorchester Virginia coal mines. James Linn shoots Tom Downing in Cardiff Alabama over a found baseball. A negro detective shot and two posse members wounded after a Florida chase. In Frankfort Kentucky, James Howard trial testimony alleges Howard admitted firing the Goebel killing. Duke and Duchess of York to visit Australia next year. Troop officers allegedly plotted to kill King Charles. Hoth English rope works in St Petersburg burned with losses. French troops defeated by Berbers in the Sahara. Prince Albert of Saxony killed in a carriage accident near Dresden. Premier Vanellville of the Congo Free State resigns. Droogman.
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Francis S. Jones
United States
Buenos Ayres
Charlesville
Admiral Watson
Manila
Louisville
Edward Lewis
Lucian Smith
Dorchester
James Linn
Tom Downing
Cardiff
Ala
Florida
Frankfort
James Howard
William Goebel
James Stubblefield
Clay County
Stubblefield
Howard
Goebel
Duke and Duchess of York
Australia
Charles
St. Peersburg
Reneh
Sahara
Prince Albert
Saxony
Wolkau
Dresden
Vanellville
Congo Free State
Droogman
Global headlines from a distant era signal shifting powers
Reports cite Andrew Carnegie funding a public library in Greenock Scotland while Massacre of 5000 Chinese by Russians in Manchuria shocks observers. Kruger may depart for Europe with Dutch warship aid, Lord Henry of Hesse dies, Yerkes buys underground rail franchise, and a collision sinks two steamers Gordon Castle and Storman with twenty missing.
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Congo Commercial Company
Andrew Carnegie
Greenock
Scotland
Amur
Manchuria
Portugal
Kruger
Europe
Holland
Liverpool
Glasgow
Prince Henry of Hesse
Munich
Grand Duchy of Hesse
London Times
Charles T. Yerkes
Charing Cross
Euston and Hempstead
Germany
Gordon Castle
Storman
Cardigan Bay
Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad to abolish vice presidential posts
National and international notes report changes and events across politics and industry. Among items, Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad will end the posts of first and second vice president, Cuba’s elections proceed quietly with Nationalists winning in Havana, and the American League season ends with Chicago in front. Bryan’s nomination letter released, Cuba vote tallies reach 186 240, and James Francis Smith returns from Philadelphia. Grand Master I M Sargent declines re-election. Arthur B schooner wrecked on home beach after spring outfitting by Chicago syndicate. Freight rates rise 10 percent for steamship lines to Montreal amid coal costs. Army of the Tennessee reunion postponed to November in Detroit. Stanford President Jordan returns from Japan with large fish collection. Lily of the North lost near Halifax. crew saved. Wankleek Hill church wall collapse kills two, injures three. Broom corn price jumps to 100 per ton. Illinois crop yields blamed. Census head Merriam projects US population near 76,000,000 in 1900. Lieut Hobson claims Spanish ships scuttled at Manila and Samoa incident ends with Russians stealing $20,000 from a satchel on reaching Siberia.
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Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
Cuba
Havana
Chicago Club
William J. Bryan
James Francis Smith
Philadelphia Messenger
Itruger
I. M. Sargent
Brotherhood of Locomotive Wiremen
Arthur B
Chicago
Montreal
Society of the Army of the Tennessee
Gen
G. M
Presbyterian Church
Ilinois
William R. Merriam
United States
Merriam
Lieut. Hobson
Orient
Manila
Dewey
St. Paul
Nome
Samoa
Siberia
Siberian
Market cattle and grain price rounds across major cities
Market reports from Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York show cattle prices ranging from $2.50 to $5.90 and hogs $3.00 to $5.90, with sheep $3.00 to $4.75. Wheat No 2 red 76c to 82c, corn No 2 mixed 41c to 47c, oats 20c to 28c, rye 51c to 54c, butter creamery 19c to 21c, eggs 15c to 19c. Prices vary by city and grade across the period reported.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
United States Rejects German Peace Demands in China Move
President McKinley traveled to Canton as Washington dismissed Germany Russia and China's peace terms. Gen Chaffee to withdraw except a legation guard of 1800 troops. Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching named peace commissioners. Conger to arrange preliminaries. Marines to Cavite as force reduces to meet winter needs.
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United States
China
McKinley
Washington
Canton
Germany
Russia
Pekin
Chaffee
Legation
Conger
Li Hung Chang
Prince Ching
Vkin
Legation Guard
Fifth Artillery
Remey
Cavite
Philippines
Chinese Explode Mines at Peitang Forts Clash
Five thousand Russians and Germans attacked the Peitang forts Thursday morning. After a bloody battle the forts were destroyed and about 300 Allied troops were killed or wounded by land mines laid by the Chinese. The assault began at 2 a m with heavy artillery and rifle fire as mines detonated under advancing troops.
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Peitang
SLAIN BY A POSSE AT SHENANDOAH PA
Rioters clash with a sheriff's posse in Shenandoah Pennsylvania. After a 4 pm colliery escort, a large Poles Slavs and Hungarians crowd gathered and stones and a shot erupted. Deputies fired, killing one man and a young girl and wounding ten others while nine of twelve fallen were hit by bullets. The posse and sheriff fled to the Ferguson house.
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Shenandoah
Toole
O’donnell
Brenneman
Indian Ridge
Reading Company
East Center Street
Lehigh Valley
Ferguson House
Saloon Brawl Ends in Slaying in Fallburg Ky
Report states Coon Kinner killed Wesley Carter during a saloon brawl in Fallburg Kentucky. Other items note widespread flea and ant infestations on Long Island New York, and several separate incidents including hangings, murders, robberies, and a proposed 30 story New York building with a $2.5 million cost.
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Coon Kinner
Wesley Carter
Fallburg
Long Island
N. Y
Enoch Mons
Fort Worth
Texas
Neal Lane
Antonio Mastrango
New York
Rose Livewitz
Mary E. Hanley
Nannie Burton
Valley View
Tom Miller
Put-in-Bay
Ohio
Weather Review Notes Crop Conditions Across Regions
The Weather Bureau reports drought relief along the Atlantic coast from late rains, but not enough to aid many crops. Drought lingers in the Ohio and central Mississippi valleys and lower lake region, while excessive rains hindered crops in Nebraska, Minnesota, and the Dakotas. High winds from a tropical storm damaged fruit along a path from the Missouri valley to the east. Frosts touched the upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys, yet corn remained largely safe due to maturity. Cotton suffered in the South, with less improvement in the central belt except southern Louisiana. Texas saw severe damage from the tropical storm on the 8th and 9th. Plowing and seeding favored by good soil conditions, except in the Ohio and Mississippi valleys where it was too dry. Some early grain is already up in Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma.
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Atlantic Coast
Weather Bureau
Washington
Ohio
Mississippi
Lower Lake Region
Nebraska
Minnesota
Dakotas
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Louisiana
Texas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Remains of those who fell abroad to be brought home
Col William S Patten at the War Department arranged free transport for soldiers sailors and civilians who died overseas and were buried in U S island possessions and China. A burial corps will sail on the Hancock from San Francisco to the Philippines to recover bodies in Honolulu Guam and China if possible. Interments will be in U S national cemeteries with many to be laid at Arlington or the Presidio. About 1331 remains to be exhumed and returned home for honorable burial.
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Col
Williams. Patten
War Department
United States
China
Hancock
San Francisco
Philippines
Secretary of the Navy
Navy
Marine Corps
Pacific
Honolulu
Guam
Col. Patten
Presidio
Arlington Cemetery
Washington
Honolulu Death Rates Rise Across Native Hawaiians and Japanese
Honolulu Board of Health notes rising deaths per thousand in June and July with 45.0 to 49.68, continuing a trend since 1896. Consumption leads mortality, calls for quarantine measures to curb spread among visitors seeking mild climate on Oahu.
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Honolulu
Oahu
Board of Health
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Batesville, Indiana
Batesville Publishing Co., Publishers
Belle Archer
Warren
Paul Leicester Ford
Grace Kidder
Brooklyn
John C. Hayes
Jack” Hayes
Waldorf- Astoria
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Assembly
A. M. Moreland
Carnegie Company
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Paterson
N. J
Lizzie Hamilton
Grace Hughes
Victoria Burlesquers
Georger & Co
Buffalo
Maggie Sullivan
Chatham
Mass
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Edmund Morrow Post
H. B. Claflin & Co
Harden Bartlett Harris
Plymouth
John Sherman
Mary E. McCullum
Ik Street
Judah A. Freeze
Spring Lake
XN. J
Sen. Girt
Fie
John W. Crowley
Nashua
N. H
Crowley
Annie Johannis
Adolph Johannis
East Ninth Street
Franz
Reading Iron Company
Danville
Terminal
Hatch & Foote
Stock Exchange
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Charles B. Foote
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Muncie
George S. Miller
Omaha
Neb
Omaha Herald
Santa Fe
J. R. Jackson
E. Breckenridge
Mary E. Curran
Junction City
Ore
Herman Petersdorf
John Mithieison
America
New York Harbor Tug Company
Canal Street
North River
Atlantic Transport
Minnehaha
Giddings
District
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James Hardy Iner Miller
Wise
Grant Tod
South Africa
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George E. Townlee
Fred P. Rush & Co
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Poplar Bluff
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Topeka
Kan
State Bank of
Rushton
Edward Morse
Fred A. Ribbach
Seattle
Ribbach
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John McBride
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Bunde & Upmeyer
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Malinda Dickinson
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George Shirley
Hunter
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Joseph Senger
J. C. Smith
Helder
Miller
Salvation Army
Fast Igurth Street
Wilton
Wis
Southern Pacific
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Southern
Schuylkill
Harvard University
Boston
Matanzas
Santiago
Cienfuegos
Cardenas
Colon
Pinar de Rio
Porto Principe
Sancti Spiritus
Holguin
Santa Clara
Remedios
Sagua la Grande
Hale
Bohol
el Comercio
Negros
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